Title of Role: Forward Deployed Engineer
Location: San Francisco, CA
Company Stage of Funding: Series B
Office Type: Onsite (5 days/week)
Salary: $200,000 – $325,000 + Equity

Company Description

Our client is a high-growth, venture-backed AI company building an automation platform to replace legacy enterprise systems across IT, security, legal, and HR. Their AI-native product enables organizations to automate complex workflows, significantly reducing manual effort and improving operational efficiency.

With strong product-market fit, rapid enterprise adoption, and backing from top-tier investors, the company is scaling quickly. This is an opportunity to join a fast-moving team working on high-impact systems used by leading technology companies.

What You Will Do

• Architect and build production-grade systems for customer deployments, translating complex requirements into scalable solutions
• Develop backend services, APIs, and integrations that extend the platform’s capabilities
• Work directly with customers to understand workflows and deliver high-impact solutions
• Build secure, reliable integrations with external systems and enterprise tools
• Own deployments end-to-end, from architecture and implementation to scaling and optimization
• Turn real-world customer challenges into reusable product features
• Collaborate closely with engineering, sales, and leadership to drive product and deployment success

Ideal Candidate Background

• 1–5+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong backend engineering skills with ability to pass high-bar coding and system design interviews
• Experience building production systems and APIs
• Exposure to customer-facing engineering or working directly with users
• Experience in early-stage startups or 0→1 product environments
• Strong communication skills and ability to operate in ambiguous environments
• Willing to work onsite in San Francisco

Preferred

• Experience building integrations with third-party systems or enterprise tools
• Exposure to AI/LLM systems, agent-based architectures, or automation platforms
• Background in high-growth startups or top-tier engineering environments
• Strong academic background (CS, Engineering, Math, or related fields)
• Entrepreneurial mindset or interest in founding/early-stage companies

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive base salary: $200,000 – $325,000
• Strong equity package in a high-growth Series B company
• Opportunity to work directly with customers and drive real business impact
• High ownership role with visibility across product, engineering, and leadership
• Fast-paced, in-person engineering culture with top-tier talent
• Rapid career growth opportunities as the company scales

This role is ideal for engineers who want to combine strong backend engineering skills with customer-facing work—owning impactful deployments while shaping product direction in a fast-growing AI company.